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Lisbon Earthquake
The Lisbon Earthquake was a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that killed an estimated 60000 people on November 1st, 1755. This large death toll was due to the tsunami it generated that killed a third of the city of Lisbon. -
Krakatoa Eruption
In 1883 an eruption occurred which caused a tsunami to strike the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java. The eruption had a VEI of 6 and killed around 36000 people. The eruption is said to have been heard from thousands of miles away meaning it may be one of the loudest sounds in the history of earth. It also destroyed up to 70% of the island of Krakatoa. -
Aleutian Earthquake
On the first of April in 1946, Alaska suffered an 8.6 magnitude earthquake causing an estimated 165 casualties. -
Great Chilean Earthquake
This earthquake was the strongest ever recorded earthquake at a 9.5 magnitude. Because of that it left a ton of damage and 1655 dead -
Good Friday Earthquake
On March 27th, Good Friday of 1964, a 9.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska causing a tsunami. 132 people were killed, and this is known as the second-strongest earthquake on record. -
Hokkaido Earthquake
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Hokkaido Japan area on July 12th, 1993. Only 230 people died which could have been many more, but Japan's sea walls helped suppress damage from tsunamis. The tsunami reached land with 2-7 minutes -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
In Papua New Guinea in July 1998, 2700, people died in a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that generated tsunami waves. -
Sumatra Earthquake
This tsunami was caused by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and is known as the deadliest tsunami to have ever occurred. Almost 230000 people were killed due to the tsunami, a lot of this was due to lack of education as many residents did not know the signs of tsunamis or even what they were. -
Samoa Earthquake
The 2009 earthquake created tsunami waves that struck the island of Samoa and its surrounding islands such as Midway and other Pacific islands. The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed about 192 people. Tsunami waves reached up to 22 meters high. -
Chile Earthquake of 2010
on February 27th, 2010, a deadly 8.8 magnitude earthquake became even more deadly when it spawned a tsunami. It killed an estimated 525 people on the coast of Chile. Intense shaking lasted up to 3 minutes and was felt strongly in 6 regions. -
Tohoku Earthquake
In Tohoku in March 2011 a strong earthquake of 9.1 magnitude killed over 20000 people. It created tall tsunami waves that could get through Japan's sea walls. Since the water got over the sea walls it could get into nuclear reactors and caused a meltdown. This meltdown caused many fires and explosions making an already bad event even worse -
Sulawesi Earthquake
In 2018 Indonesia suffered yet another big earthquake that resulted in a tsunami. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. The event is also known to have killed over 4000 people, many of whom have not been identified and many are still listed as missing.